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Basketball shrine back in the game
Sept. 11 is shaping up to be coronation day in Springfield. On that day, basketball royalty will descend on Symphony Hall to witness the enshrinement of Michael Jordan in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Hopefully, the Hall...Read Full Article -
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame of much firmer footing than 6 months ago, museum president John Doleva says
Michael Jordan's upcoming induction has helped drive increases in attendance and improved cash flow.Read Full Article -
Michael and Irene Gargian of Easthampton marketing environmentally friendly cat litter
The Garjians' company, Vee-Go Energy, is selling "green" cat litter made from wheat chaff.Read Full ArticleMentions: Springfield -
Businesses discount to take bite out of new sales tax
Critics say such sales tax holidays don't create business, they make consumers shift purchases they would make anyway to that particular weekend.Read Full Article -
Western Mass. car dealers call 'cash for clunkers' program a huge success
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Northampton approves local option meals tax
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Mass. unemployment rate rises from 8.6% to 8.8% in July
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Hippodrome owners announce plans to renovate Springfield nightclub, change name back to Paramount Theater
Sprinkler work will begin on the theater at the end of this month, and the owners plan to have it open in about six months.Read Full Article -
Future turns on windmills
At 386 feet from the ground to the tip of the blades, the wind turbine on the Williams Stone Co. property might look odd now to drivers headed along the Massachusetts TurnpikeRead Full ArticleMentions: Renewable Energy Trust -
Foreclosure woes persist
The number of Hampden County mortgage foreclosures fell 12.35 percent in July from 81 in July 2008 to 71, according to statistics released Wednesday by The Warren Group, a Boston-based provider of real-estate information.Read Full ArticleMentions: Springfield -
Teenagers learn, earn by holding summer jobs
SPRINGFIELD - The terraced amphitheater on Albany Street where the Gasoline Alley Foundation will graduate young people from its summer work program on Friday was choked with six years of brush growth before the youth started working.Read Full Article -
Turcotte Data & Designs - solving your big and small technology issues
Today's entrepreneurs and small business owners must wear a lot of hats to run a successful company. Whether marketing, selling or hiring, business owners are expected to know everything! For some, understanding the entire realm of technology needs for a...Read Full Article -
Protecting home tricky in recession
Nationally, there's talk that the recession may be over. But for confirmation that the economy is still on the skids here in Western Massachusetts, one need only look at the increase in the number of creditors knocking on the...Read Full Article -
Tomato crop cut by blight
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Landfills eyed as solar sites
Mayor Michael A. Tautznik wants free-standing solar power facilities to be able to locate on the city's former landfills.Read Full Article -
Springfield Technical Community College lays off 10 employees, anticipates further cuts
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Chicopee gets ready to buy 30 acres of land no longer used by military
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Gerardo Ramos growing his own ocean-life laboratory right in Holyoke
He owns Marine Reef Habitat, an aquarium located in a tiny greenhouse on the corner of Main and Cabot streets.Read Full ArticleMentions: Holyoke -
Governor's office chief quits
The director of Gov. Deval L. Patrick's office in Western Massachusetts will step down on Friday amid uncertainty over the long-term future of the office.Read Full Article -
Massachusetts looks to forests for renewable energy source
A coalition of neighborhood groups and other environmental advocates are pushing back against wood-burning plants in Massachusetts.Read Full Article -
Uniroyal site takes first step
Uniroyal site takes first stepThe Republican - MassLive.comCHICOPEE - Once the workplace for 3000 Western Massachusetts residents, the Uniroyal and Facemate factories have been an albatross for ...and more »Read Full Article -
Effort aimed at shuffling state funds
WESTFIELD - Local lawmakers are working to see that a $5.1 million appropriation for improvements to the Southampton Road corridor is redirected from the Target distribution center project to the Home Depot plan, a change that is not "a slam dunk right now."Read Full Article -
Holyoke's Mountain Park rocks back to life
Holyoke's planning director said bringing life back to the former amusement park is a positive move for the city.Read Full Article
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